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Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

By Layal Liverpool

15 December 2021

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BING CROSBY dreamed of a white Christmas. This December, I’m dreaming of categorising snowflakes. All in the name of science, of course.

White Christmas or not, you too can get up close and personal with snowflakes and contribute to climate research by taking part in the . It invites volunteers to flick through high-resolution snowflake photos taken around the world – from Alaska to the Swiss Alps to Antarctica – and help classify them by characteristics, such as their size and shape. You can access the project via the .

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